I think that Jonas says that it is unfair that nothing has color because he ans the Giver are the only people who can see color. They are the only ones who can experience the happy or sadness that color has to offer. If the colors are depressing like brown it would still be better because living in black and white is worse. color is amazing. But it is not that amazing if you are the only one who can experience it. If you tell people that there are such thing as colors and how awesome they look then people will think you are crazy. In a perfect society, people cant be crazy. I'm not sure what would happen to Jonas because he is the receiver in training and he is the most honored one in the community but chances are that he will still be released.
Another reason that Jonas said this was out of anger. Angry at the elders for shunning something so great. I would get very mad too. He would probably think that the elders are stupid and unfair in his outburst of anger. When you get the something good without working for it, you should take care and make the most of it. Instead the Elders thought that it wasn't the same and people could be faced with choices about which colors they wanted and that there could have been fight about which colors were better.
If I was Jonas I would probably feel the same way as him about colors because its not fair that the elders always get to decide whats good for us without hearing our side of the story. Its also unfair that I and the Giver are the only people who could see color. Once I become the receiver then I will try to persuade the Elders to try and use color in the world.
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